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Instruction: Coming up with an analogy, explain the concept of a quantum computer

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Quantum computers can be thought of as an old, large city library. In a traditional computer, the information is stored in the equivalent of books that are all lined up on the shelves. In a quantum computer, however, the information is more akin to a bookshelf full of books that can all occupy the same space, but still each contain different information. This allows the quantum computer to perform multiple computations simultaneously by using a single quantum state.